Jump online to research the answers to the following questions about interesting facts related to The State of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations: Using a map of Rhode Island and what you learned about the smallest state in today's Wonder of the Day, create a simple tour brochure for the state that highlights the five must-see or must-do things for a visit to Rhode Island. What things would be on your list? How would you recommend tourists get around the state?
ï· How does DNA play a role in inheritance? Sometimes I tend to think of DNA as the instruction manual for how people are made. DNA is accountable for the transferal of features and appearances that we inherit from our parents. Every individual is made from cells containing DNA in the cell nuclei.
DNA is material that governs inheritance of eye color, hair color, stature, bone density and many other human and animal traits. DNA is a long, but narrow string-like object. A one foot long string or strand of DNA is normally packed into a space roughly equal to a cube 1/millionth of an inch on a side.